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Drag Me Down is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction for their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M. (2015). The song was released worldwide on 31 July 2015. The track marked their first single since Zayn Malik's departure in March 2015.

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"Drag Me Down" is marked as One Direction's first single since Zayn Malik's departure in March 2015. The announcement of the release, with no previous promotion or marketing, was done by Liam Payne on his Twitter, followed by the rest of the members on 31 July 2015.

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard gave the song three and a half out of five stars and commented "For those worried that a four-member incarnation of the group can't get the job done, "Drag Me Down" assuages those fears by keeping the overall quality level high". Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars review and stated that "Drag Me Down" is "one of their most pop-centric releases to date". Past member Zayn Malik took to social media and praised the single, stating that he was proud of the band.

The song sold 349,000 digital copies in the US and had 17.7 million streams worldwide in its first week of release. It broke the record on Spotify for most streamed track in one day, earning 4.75 million global streams.

In the United States, "Drag Me Down" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, the second-highest debut of the year, with 349,000 downloads sold in its first week (making it the group's third number-one hit on the Digital Songs chart and the boy band's best sales week for a song.)

[Niall]
I got fire for a heart
I'm not scared of the dark
You've never seen it look so easy
I got a river for a soul
And baby you're a boat
Baby you're my only reason

[Harry]
If I didn't have you there would be nothing left (nothing left)
The shell of a man who could never be his best (be his best)
If I didn't have you, I'd never see the sun (see the sun)
You taught me how to be someone
Yeah

[Niall]
All my life
You stood by me
When no one else was ever behind me
All these lights
They can't blind me
With your love, nobody can drag me down